# @theshaderoom on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaOJ_D7JAAR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67358991-theshaderoom-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-30T19:07:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Shade Room (@TheShadeRoom) — https://gondola.cc/TheShadeRoom

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#TSRLocalLens: A Long Island couple is sharing their concern, and also their relief, after their 11-year-old son, who has autism, was able to book an Uber ride and get dropped off at New York’s #JFKAirport alone. 
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According to pix11news, the family’s doorbell camera captured #JamelJosiahJohnson leaving his home, with a suitcase, and getting into a SUV waiting outside. In the footage, the child could be heard saying, “Hi. Are you the Uber?” The car then took off towards the airport. 
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The child’s mother, Tenesha Johnson, said, “I was pissed, quite honestly. He doesn’t present as an adult. He looks like a kid. Why would you drive off?” Johnson says she and her husband were asleep when their son got into the Uber. The family’s home has door alarms, but the child still managed to get out. 
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The couple woke up in a panic after realizing their son was missing. They checked the doorbell camera and saw him leave, but did not know where he was headed. After realizing the father’s phone was missing, they called it; the Port Authority Police answered and said the child had been found in the TSA line. 
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During an interview, the child was asked why he wanted to go to the airport, and he simply said, “I’m just curious about what’s out there in Japan.” It was shared that he has an interest in Fukuyama, in southern Honshu, Japan. 
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The couple stated that the key issue was that the ride taking off was in violation of the company’s rules. The child’s father said, “They sent me their policy, and it said no one underage should be riding. I’m like, if that’s your policy, how did this gentleman decide to let this 11-year-old get in his car and go off, without an adult?”
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Uber has expressed concern about the incident and has since been in contact with the family. They shared that drivers should cancel requests from unaccompanied minors. (📸: gettyimages) ✍🏾: #TSRStaffJW

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tsrlocallens, jameljosiahjohnson, jfkairport, tsrstaffjw

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